Derek Bastien, Community Manager
Derek is the Industrious Charlotte NoDa Community Manager. Prior to Industrious, Derek worked as a Project Manager by day within banking, consulting, and commercial real estate. By night, Derek has been a community organizer, leading initiatives with Young Affiliates of the Mint, founding the Charlotte YP Mixer, co-founding Karaoke Charlotte, and more! When Derek is not working, he loves to contribute his time to local organizations, exercise, travel, play disc golf, and plan fun events. His go-to karaoke song is The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco, and he’s also a big fan of the NoDa-based Open Mic Night at The Evening Muse on Monday nights. A former Division I runner at Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Economics, he also loves to quote The Office, recite poetry, and of course...sing karaoke.